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Posts by kathywarner:

• Q: What kind of fertilizer should I use?
• Q: What is wrong with my sweet gum tree?
• Q: I have this beautiful tree growing wild on the side of my yard. Can you tell me what it is?
• Q: We bought 2 spiral junipers and transplanted them to new pots. They continue to get browner every day. What can we do to save them?
• Q: In your butterfly class you taught the sassafras tree was a good larval food source for some of the swallowtail butterflies. Can you tell me more about the tree?
• Q I just moved here and I discovered this small little tree in my backyard. Do you know what it is?
• Q: What is causing the growths on my bay tree leaves?
• Q: My wife and I recently were visiting Nassau and wanted to know the name of the trees with orange flowers which appear to be growing all over the area.
• Q: Do you have any suggestions for smaller growing pines?
• Q: What is your opinion about keeping slash pines on residential property?

• Q: What is causing my pine needles to turn brown?
• Q: I cut this structure off a tree in south Florida. Can you tell me the name of the tree?
• Q: My neighbor’s oak died suddenly. What could have caused it?
• Q: What is this pink stuff growing on my oak trees? Will it kill the tree?
• Q: I have 2 beautiful huge oak trees. The problem is they are slowly being taken over by moss.
• Q: I have this beautiful tree that produces red fruit every spring. What can you tell me about this tree?
• Q: I have orange growths on limbs of my oak tree. Will it damage the rest of my oak?
• Q: What is causing this unusual growth on my oak tree?
• Q: I have hundreds of small balls under my oak tree. What are they?
• Q: I have never seen an oak tree flower. Am I missing something?

• Q: My neighbors have a thorny tree growing out of their pear tree. It is growing quite large and we want to know if it is a wild pear or plum.
• Q: What can you tell me about the Dynamite® crape myrtles?
• Q: I am thinking of planting Arizona Cypress as a windbreak. What kind of environment does this tree prefer?
• Q: I have a friend who has a sloping piece of property with bald cypress at the low end. How close to the bald cypress can we get with fill dirt and not cause a problem for the tree?
• Q: I just moved here and I have this tree in my yard which has clusters of white seed pods. What is it and should I be concerned?
• Q: What is wrong with my Bradford pear trees? There are spots all over the leaves.
• Q: Parts of my bottlebrush tree are dying and it appears to be growing leaves and flowers only on one side of the tree. What would cause this?
• Q: I live on Beech Street and I would like a Beech tree. Will you recommend one for me?
• Q: I have a beautiful tree in my yard that has greenish, white tassel-like seed structures hanging in clusters from the tree. Can you tell me what it is?
• Q: What I don’t understand is how you know when a tree is planted too deeply.

• Q: I have a tree in my yard that was here before I built my house. How can I tell how old it is?
• Q: We went out of town on Thursday and came back on Sunday. Upon returning we noticed our Red Maple tree was completely dead. What could have happened?
• Q: In one of your teaching sessions you mentioned not piling mulch up around the trunk of trees. Everyone does it, so what kind of problems does it cause?
• Q: We were told not to plant Chinese elms as they can easily get uprooted during a storm. What do you think?
• Q: We were thinking about planting a tree to be used as a permanent Christmas tree for our yard. What would be a good choice?
• Q: What are some wind resistant trees to plant?
• Q: Would “Yesterday, today, and tomorrow” grow here in north Florida?
• Q: What could be wrong with my Tacoma Stans?
• Q: My friend gave me a small shrub. She said it is a native wild coffee plant. What can you tell me about it?
• Q: Are viburnum deciduous or evergreen?

• Q: I would like to know where I can purchase fescue grass for this area.
• Q: What are the huge spiders with zigzag webs?
• Q: I found these spiders in my screen porch. What can you tell me about them?
• Q: Are the dust gathering “cobwebs” caused by spiders?
• Q: What is the difference between a hornet and a yellow jacket?
• Q: I have found this small fly in my house and I want to know what it is.
• Q: What kind of wasp is this?
• Q: What is this large wasp?
• Q: What can you tell me about a walkingstick?
• Q: I have a furry caterpillar on my oaks; it has a split tail and white balls on its back. What it is?

• Q: Formosan termites have been in the news lately – what can you tell me about them?
• Q: I found hundreds of flying insects swarming in my back yard. Will you be able to identify whether they are ants or termites?
• Q: Family members told me about a new stink bug which has been found in Virginia. Do we need to be worried?
• Q. My son brought me this green bug. Can you identify it for me?
• Q: I have an old bonsai and I have found tiny white insects all over the soil. What are they?
• Q: What are these caterpillars and how do I get rid of them?
• Q: We have been troubled with a bug our pesticide company has identified as a sowbug. Do you have any suggestions for a spray that will help?
• Q: I have a sago palm that is covered with insects. The fronds actually look as though they are covered with snow. What insect is this?
• Q: I have scale insects on my maple tree leaves. How can I control it?
• Q: What is this white stuff on my prickly pear cactus?

• Q: When should I prune my mature pear tree?
• Q: What is the best way to grow apricots from seed?
• Q: What can you tell me about the purple tube flower?
• Q: I keep hearing conflicting information about poinsettias being poisonous. Are they poisonous or are they not?
• Q: I keep seeing this plant in the garden centers. Can you give me some information on it?
• Q: What can you tell me about pineapple lily?
• Q: Do we have a native phlox plant?
• Q: I am seeing clusters of blue flowers which look similar to phlox along the roadsides. Were these areas seeded?
• Q I love pansies. I see them in the spring and fall here but which season is best?
• Q: I am finding this vine growing all over my property this year. What is it?

• Q: I have this strange growth on the flower stem of my orchid. What is it?
• Q: I found this plant in my yard. What is it?
• Q: My neighbor’s yard has been left vacant for some time and I just noticed dozens of clusters of pretty, small purple flowered weeds. What are they?
• Q: I am thinking about planting beach morning glory on my dune areas behind my beach house. What can you tell me about this plant?
• Q: Can you identify this wildflower for me?
• Q: I purchased some swamp milkweed at one of your previous plant sales and I really want to get some more.
• Q: I believe I have the Mexican milkweed in my garden and would like to replace it. Which one should I choose?
• Q: What it the black and red insect on my milkweed plant?
• Q: I would like to know when to prune my Mexican Petunia so it will produce more flowers.
• Q: My Mandevilla has died and I was wondering what would cause it.

• Q: I found this plant in a natural area near my house. What is it?
• Q: What can you tell me about larkspur?
• Q: What is this white stuff on the new growth of my crape myrtles?
• Q: Pesticide labels give a percentage of active and inert or other ingredients with percentage numbers. I understand the active part but what does inert or others mean?
• Q: Are galls killing my trees and will they spread to the other trees?
• Q: This year, some of my navel oranges had dry areas in the fruit. What causes this and how can I prevent it?
• Q: Currently I have a lime tree in a pot and I want to plant it outside. When would be a good time?
• Q: I am afraid my lime tree was damaged after these cold nights. How do I prune it?
• Q: My patio lime tree has some fruit on it even now. I am concerned about losing this fruit if we have more cold weather. What should I do?
• Q: I have Meyer lemon tree that needs to be moved because it now has a tree has gradually shaded it. Can it be transplanted?

• Q: How do I fertilize and prune my lemon trees?
• Q: I would like to grow a pink or red grapefruit here in Northeast Florida. What would you suggest?
• Q: Why isn’t my ruby red grapefruit blooming?
• Q: The peeling of my grapefruit on my citrus tree is brown and it feels like sand paper. They are ripe and mature but what is wrong with them?
• Q: I have a citrus tree and the leaves are curling, dropping off, and they look pale. What is wrong with my tree?
• Q: What is wrong with my citrus leaves and new stem growth?
• Q: How do I protect my citrus from the freezing temperatures?
• Q: My citrus fruit is splitting. Why?
• Q: What could be eating the leaves on my citrus tree? The fruit are not being touched. Should I be worried?
• Q: What is wrong with my citrus tree? I see little white flies whenever I get near the fruit or leaves. I turned some of the leaves over and saw these orange specks. Is this an insect or a disease?

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• Fact sheet: Chives
• Fact sheet: Cast Iron Plant
• Fact sheet: Cassia
• Fact sheet: Morning Glory
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• Fact sheet: False cardamon
• Fact sheet: Cigar Plant

• Fact sheet: Caladiums
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• Fact sheet: Burgundy Salvia
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• Fact sheet: Blue-eyed grass
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• Fact sheet: St. John's Wort
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• Fact Sheet: Satsuma Mandarin
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• Fact sheet: Grapefruit
• Fact sheet: Pomegranate
• Fact sheet: Pineapple Pear
• Fact sheet: Orange
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• Fact sheet: Muscadine Grape
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• Fact sheet: Flordaking Peach
• Fact sheet: Celeste Fig
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• Fact sheet: Baldwin Pear
• Fact sheet: Anna Apple & Dorsett Golden Apple
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• Fact sheet: Mexican Fan Palm
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• Fact sheet: Chestnut Dioon
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• Fact sheet: Sabal palmetto
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• Fact sheet: Weeping Yaupon Holly
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• Fact sheet: Swamp dogwood
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• Fact sheet: Adam's Needle

• Fact sheet: Hoptree
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• Fact sheet: Florida Anise
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• Fact sheet: Coral Bean
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• Fact sheet: Butterfly bush
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• Q: What is the name of this moth? What does it eat?
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